Angelique Kerber

Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win maiden Wimbledon title

Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber

Germany’s Angelique Kerber shattered Serena Williams’s dreams of an eighth Wimbledon title and record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles trophy with a 6-3, 6-3 win in the final on Saturday.

It was Kerber’s third title at the majors to add to her Australian Open and US Open triumphs in 2016.

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Williams, 36, had been attempting to win a first Grand Slam since giving birth to her daughter Olympia in September.

Kerber is the first German woman to win the Wimbledon title since Steffi Graf in 1996.

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